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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tWelcome to Plathville introduced viewers to Barry and Kim Plath and their nine children when the reality show premiered on TLC in November 2019. According to the series description, the couple\u2019s kids \u2014 Ethan, Hosanna, Micah, Moriah, Lydia, Isaac, Amber, Cassia and Mercy \u2014 \u201chave never had a soda, don\u2019t know who Spider-Man or Tom [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
During Tuesday\u2019s episode, Veronica traveled with Micah and his family to shoot a music video for Moriah Plath<\/strong><\/a>. While she bonded with the Plaths, Micah\u2019s mom, Kim Plath<\/strong>, reflected on how her relationship with Ethan\u2019s ex-wife, Olivia, also started out one a good note.<\/p>\n\u201cI think with Olivia, we had a relationship up until they got married and then we didn\u2019t,\u201d Kim, 52, told the cameras. \u201cI\u2019m not going to project what happened with Olivia<\/a> on to any of the other children, future spouses, any of that.\u201d<\/p>\nShe confessed: \u201cI mean, I\u2019m going to do what I\u2019ve always done, which is be nice, be friendly, be helpful and they either like me or they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Welcome](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/%E2%80%98Welcome-to-Plathville-Recap-Micah-Plaths-Girlfriend-Veronica-Calls-Olivia-a-%E2%80%98Narcissist-3.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>TLC\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOlivia and Ethan dated for nearly a year before getting engaged in 2017. According to Olivia, that\u2019s when her relationship with his family, and Kim in particular, shifted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we were dating, I knew that I was being controlled in what we were allowed to do, what we\u2019re allowed to say,\u201d Olivia exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in August 2021. \u201cI remember the night that it clicked for me was the night we got engaged. We come in the door, [Kim] waited up for us and she, like, grabbed my hand and looked at the ring. And the first thing she said was, \u2018Oh, I want to trade rings with you.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018OK, that\u2019s really weird.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Welcome-to-Plathville-s-Ethan-Plath-and-Wife-Olivia-Plath-s-Relationship-Ups-and-Downs--Family-Feuds--Couples--Therapy-and-More-198\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Welcome-to-Plathville-s-Ethan-Plath-and-Wife-Olivia-Plath-s-Relationship-Ups-and-Downs-Family-Feuds-Couples-Therapy-and-More-198.jpg?crop=1018px%2C0px%2C982px%2C555px&resize=400%2C225&quality=40&strip=all\")
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\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Welcome to Plathville\u2019s Ethan and Olivia Plath\u2019s Relationship Ups and Downs<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tWelcome to Plathville stars Ethan Plath and Olivia Plath faced their fair share of challenges before calling it quits. The reality stars wed in October 2018 after being engaged for nearly a year. Despite the occasion, the newlyweds faced tension with Ethan\u2019s ultra-conservative parents, Kim and Barry Plath, at the start of their relationship. \u201cWhen [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
During wedding planning, tension grew between Olivia and Kim and it never simmered. \u201cIt was just, like, a pattern that she tried to make a lot of decisions for me,\u201d Olivia claimed to Us<\/em> in August 2021. \u201cAnd I was fresh out of my parents\u2019 house<\/a> and figuring out who I was, and I didn\u2019t want decisions made for me. The wedding was where a lot of that culminated, but it was just across the board. \u2026 That created a whole bunch of tension.\u201d<\/p>\nOlivia and Ethan, 26, announced their divorce<\/a> in October 2023 after five years of marriage. While Ethan fought the separation, Olivia moved on with her life and is now dating a man named Brendan<\/strong><\/a>, who made his Plathville<\/em> debut on Tuesday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n\n![\"welcome](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/welcome-to-plathville-olivia-and-brendan.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter saying \u201cI love you\u201d back and forth on the episode, Brendan revealed just how serious he is with Olivia. \u201cThis is the person I want to be with for the rest of my life,\u201d he told the cameras, saying he waited to use the L-word until they were officially dating. \u201cI was like, \u2018We\u2019ll just so you know, I already love you and I want to be with you for the rest of my life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think with Olivia, we had a relationship up until they got married and then we didn\u2019t,\u201d Kim, 52, told the cameras. \u201cI\u2019m not going to project what happened with Olivia<\/a> on to any of the other children, future spouses, any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n She confessed: \u201cI mean, I\u2019m going to do what I\u2019ve always done, which is be nice, be friendly, be helpful and they either like me or they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Olivia and Ethan dated for nearly a year before getting engaged in 2017. According to Olivia, that\u2019s when her relationship with his family, and Kim in particular, shifted.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we were dating, I knew that I was being controlled in what we were allowed to do, what we\u2019re allowed to say,\u201d Olivia exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in August 2021. \u201cI remember the night that it clicked for me was the night we got engaged. We come in the door, [Kim] waited up for us and she, like, grabbed my hand and looked at the ring. And the first thing she said was, \u2018Oh, I want to trade rings with you.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018OK, that\u2019s really weird.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tWelcome to Plathville stars Ethan Plath and Olivia Plath faced their fair share of challenges before calling it quits. The reality stars wed in October 2018 after being engaged for nearly a year. Despite the occasion, the newlyweds faced tension with Ethan\u2019s ultra-conservative parents, Kim and Barry Plath, at the start of their relationship. \u201cWhen [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n During wedding planning, tension grew between Olivia and Kim and it never simmered. \u201cIt was just, like, a pattern that she tried to make a lot of decisions for me,\u201d Olivia claimed to Us<\/em> in August 2021. \u201cAnd I was fresh out of my parents\u2019 house<\/a> and figuring out who I was, and I didn\u2019t want decisions made for me. The wedding was where a lot of that culminated, but it was just across the board. \u2026 That created a whole bunch of tension.\u201d<\/p>\n Olivia and Ethan, 26, announced their divorce<\/a> in October 2023 after five years of marriage. While Ethan fought the separation, Olivia moved on with her life and is now dating a man named Brendan<\/strong><\/a>, who made his Plathville<\/em> debut on Tuesday\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n After saying \u201cI love you\u201d back and forth on the episode, Brendan revealed just how serious he is with Olivia. \u201cThis is the person I want to be with for the rest of my life,\u201d he told the cameras, saying he waited to use the L-word until they were officially dating. \u201cI was like, \u2018We\u2019ll just so you know, I already love you and I want to be with you for the rest of my life.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Welcome to Plathville\u2019s Ethan and Olivia Plath\u2019s Relationship Ups and Downs<\/span><\/a>
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